Biology

Physiology

Throh is a Fighting-type Pokémon with a bulky body, red, rocky skin, and seemingly wearing a white and black martial arts outfit. Its head is round, with a “Y”-shaped black feature over its eyes and nose. The collar of its outfit is rimmed in black, and the sleeves sport a crisscrossed pattern. Throh’s hands are red with three bulbous, gecko-like fingers. It has a black, martial-arts style belt, and its white “pants” have black patches on the knees. Its feet have three digits.

Gender differences

Throh is a male-only species.

Special abilities

Its power increases when its belt is tied, wild ones can create their own belts with vines. Throh have the strength to throw foes bigger then itself.

Behavior

Throh have a tendency to throw around larger opponents. They live in herds of around 5 Pokémon. It creates its own belt by weaving vines.

According to interviews with Sugimori in Nintendo Dream: in development, Sawk and Throh both had horns and looked more like Oni, but these were removed so as not to clash with Tornadus, Thundurus, and Landorus.